Sumit Rai said he received a phone call no parent wants to receive after his 10-year-old son was swept into the ocean at California's Seabright State Beach."My son [called and] told me, 'Dad, I drowned.I went unconscious.' I'm listening to him, and he thinks he is going to die," Rai shared on Fox News Live.Nathaniel was standing on the wet sand near the shoreline when a wave knocked him down and pulled him roughly 15 yards into deep water.Witnesses say the dramatic rescue lasted far longer than the viral video shows, with Ryder Williams refusing to release the child despite punishing surf.
(Scott Vander Dussen/Instagram @Santacruznow)TRUMP SAYS HEROIC TEEN LIFEGUARD WHO SAVED BOY FROM TOWERING WAVES DESERVES WHITE HOUSE HONORSeabright State Beach was under a high surf advisory at the time.According to California State Parks, swell conditions generated 4- to 6-foot waves, with sets occasionally reaching 10 feet.Ryder Williams, a 16-year-old lifeguard stationed at Tower 2, spotted Nathaniel losing his footing.
In a statement to California State Parks, Williams said he saw the child about 20 yards from the tower.The 16-year-old radioed in the situation, left his devices and sunglasses at the base of the tower, and ran toward the shore with fins strapped to his wrists and a buoy.He then dove into the water and swam to reach the boy.Viral video of the rescue showed Williams holding Nathaniel in the rough surf.CALIFORNIA LIFEGUARD SPEAKS OUT ON HEARTSTOPPING OCEAN RESCUE: 'I LOVE WHAT I DO'"After the first wave, I was unable to pull him out because he was limp and the waves were pushing so hard," Williams said.About three more waves broke over the two before fellow lifeguard Aaron Bohnen entered the water to assist.Rai noted that carrying the limp child required Williams to move roughly 100 pounds through the crashing waves."Doing that is remarkable," Rai said.
"There is no way I could ever repay him."OFF-DUTY ICE OFFICER RELIES ON 'SIXTH SENSE' TO SAVE DROWNING CHILD ...